“Learning online means you can take lessons from anywhere, no matter whether you are at home, on the go, or travelling abroad,” says Jennifer Zhu, an experienced teacher from eChineseLearning.com.

The app comes as online language company Duolingo added Chinese Mandarin to its library just a week ago. Microsoft Learn Chinese is available for free on the App store.

Follow the instructions on the page for your operating system—and note that Chinese Prestudy is only compatible with Anki 2.1, so if you already have Anki 2.0, you’ll have to upgrade to the ...

You can currently learn to speak Korean or Mandarin in two different accents, with the mainland Chinese influence or a Taiwanese twang. The selection and range of languages is still limited.